PGT Trucking Industry Bulletin — Q1 2026 Edition
The PGT Trucking Industry Bulletin addresses current issues within the trucking industry that impact PGT Holdings Inc., our customers and the supply chain. PGT closely monitors these concerns and works to provide trusted, safe and reliable flatbed transportation solutions for our customers.
What is happening in the flatbed trucking industry?
Executive Summary by Andrew Erin, Senior Vice President of Sales and Safety
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean P. Duffy has led the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) on a crackdown of bad players in the trucking industry. With increased enforcement, unsafe carriers are being removed from the highways. The trucking industry has also been in a freight recession since 2022. This prolonged stagnant market continues to challenge carriers year after year, and many carriers are struggling to stay in business.
As unsafe and bankrupt carriers continue to exit the trucking industry, it will be more difficult for shippers to find transportation solutions.
What factors are contributing to tighter flatbed capacity?
- Bankruptcies are causing trucking companies to close and lowering capacity in the flatbed trucking industry
- Enforcement of English language proficiency (ELP) is removing truck drivers from the industry
- No issuance or renewal of non-domiciled CDLs is removing truck drivers from the industry
- Closure of CDL mills is removing truck drivers from the industry
- Restrictions on electronic logging devices (ELD) helps to prevent illegal driving
- FMCSA CDL Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse is removing truck drivers from the industry
- Increased operating costs for trucking companies are forcing more carriers to go bankrupt and removing capacity from the flatbed trucking industry
What is happening at PGT Trucking?
How can i learn more?
Sales/Business Development
Bill Hershey
Vice President, Managed Projects
bhershey@pgttrucking.com
Kurt Langschwager
Business Development Manager
klangschwager@pgttrucking.com
Brad Mason
Director, Business Development
bmason@pgttrucking.com
Jonathan Riley
Business Development Manager
jriley@pgttrucking.com
Tyler Richardson
Director, Business Development
trichardson@pgttrucking.com
Ajay Rupramka
Vice President, Dedicated Services
arupramka@pgttrucking.com
Jose Quintanilla
Business Development Manager
jquintanilla@pgttrucking.com
Communications and Media
Caitlin Svetahor
Manager, Communications & Media
csvetahor@pgttrucking.com
Servicing North America
